Brown madtom

The Brown madtom lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

Identification: The Brown Madtom has a stout body that is light to dark brown above, lighter below, with a pattern of tiny brown dots over the body. Dots are most conspicuous on the light underside of the head and belly. More

The Brown Madtom is found in tributaries of the Mississippi River from the Obion River, Kentucky, to southwestern Mississippi, and from southern Arkansas to central Louisiana. More

In addition, the Brown Madtom, Noturus phaeus, has a stouter body, large teeth on the rear edge of the pectoral spine, and 20-22 anal rays; the Black Madtom, Noturus funebris, is more black than brown, has 21-27 anal rays, and a few small teeth on the rear edge of More

Brown Madtom common name. Title Illustrations ... Noturus phaeus. Location. Terrapin Cr. ... tolweb.org 3 Noturus elegans Noturus. Ictaluridae. Siluriformes. Ostariophysi. Teleostei ... Noturus phaeus. Noturus funebris. Noturus leptacanthus. Noturus gilberti. Noturus insignis ... More

Common names

brown madtom in English
Brun giftmalle in Danish (dansk)
暗色石鮰 in Chinese (中文)
暗色石鮰 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Siluriformes
Family : Ictaluridae
Genus : Noturus
Species : Noturus phaeus
Authority : Taylor, 1969